The Boston Red Sox and manager Alex Cora were in talks recently of a multi-year extension according to ESPN insider Buster Olney on Wednesday afternoon, and that deal is now reportedly done as tweeted by New York Times baseball columnist Jon Heyman.
Cora, who had his current six year contract expiring at the end of this season, has been the manager for the team since late 2017 and led the club to a World Series Title over the Los Angeles Dodgers in his first year in 2018. The extension being discussed originally would extend the native of Puerto Rico at a reported three more years and $21.75 million, making him the second highest manager in the big leagues behind Chicago Cubs bench boss Craig Counsell (five years, 40 million). Overall, Cora has a managerial record of 494-416 with Boston making the playoffs in two of his first four years (lost to Houston in 2021 ALCS). This years team is currently 54-46, and entered Wednesday one game behind both Minnesota and Kansas City for the second and third wildcard playoff spots in the American League.
Shortly after this story was published, it was learned that in fact Cora has agreed with the terms on an extension of three years, worth a total of $21.75 million. The two sides are just putting the finishing touches on the deal.
